Key takeaways

The European Central Bank (ECB) requires significant institutions under its direct supervision to submit action plans addressing AI-enabled cyberthreats by October 31, 2026.

Shadow APIs and zombie APIs can expose banking data and business functions. Faster, automated attacks make finding and securing these endpoints more urgent.

Akamai API Security helps banks discover APIs, assess exposure, test for weaknesses, detect runtime abuse, and support remediation.

Direct integration with Akamai App & API Protector connects API Security’s out-of-band analysis with distributed inline enforcement for protected traffic.

An undocumented partner endpoint or an outdated mobile-banking API can expose customer information even after newer services receive stronger protections.…